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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is represented by the statue on the mantel piece?
(a) Ganesh.
(b) Sita.
(c) Maya.
(d) Siva.

2. What are the aspects of Islam that Emily sees value in?
(a) Tradition and heritage.
(b) Beauty and wisdom.
(c) Philosophy and mysticism.
(d) Laws and regulations.

3. Who does Amir say Emily should get to pose for this portrait?
(a) Her brother.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His cousin.
(d) Her old boyfriend.

4. What did Amir’s mother promise to do if Amir brought Rivkah to their home?
(a) Exile him from the family.
(b) Break his bones.
(c) Call her family.
(d) Feed her a good meal.

5. Why does Amir say he never told Emily about Rivkah?
(a) Because it was always too hard to explain why Rivkah was so important.
(b) Because he does not want her to hate his mother.
(c) Because his story about Rivkah brings up too much emotion in him.
(d) Because he does not want her to hate him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What law does Amir say he would need to have experience with, to defend Imam Fareed?

2. How does Amir say his mother would react, if she knew his name was going to be on his law firm?

3. What does Amir think will cause readers of the text he is reading to will look at, and jump to conclusions about him?

4. What does Amir say Imam Fareed tried to get him to do, all the time Amir spent visiting with him in prison?

5. What does Isaac appreciate about Islamic art now, in Scene Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of the statue of Siva on the mantelpiece?

2. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

3. What is Amir’s relationship with the painting his wife’s painting is based on?

4. How does Abe’s arrival tell us about how Amir’s career developed?

5. What was the imam Abe is talking about arrested for?

6. What is Amir’s relationship with Mort like?

7. What is the significance of the stage direction indicating that Amir speaks with a flawless accent?

8. As seen in Scene 2, what is Isaac’s importance to Emily?

9. How has Isaac’s mind recently changed about Emily’s work, as seen in Scene 2?

10. What is the juxtaposition we se, in the phone calls Amir takes, back-to-back, while Emily is painting him?

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